One-Punch Man Season 3 Episode 1: Strategy Meeting

Manga chapter 78-80

Canon/MED

OSHIMETER

2.2

16 Fans

5

4

3

2

1

PacingVisualWritingEmo ImpactSoundtrack

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One-Punch Man Season 3 Episode 1: Strategy Meeting

Manga chapter 78-80

Canon/MED

← Prev: EPNext: EP 2 →

OSHIMETER

2.2

16 Fans

5

4

3

2

1

PacingVisualWritingEmo ImpactSoundtrack

QUICK TAKES

I love that this episode starts right where we left off. While slow and lacking a lot of excitement, the dialogue is important to move the story along. I hope we get more Saitama in the next episode.

Strategy is important for the story, but lacks hype and execution in key areas.

Pretty mid episode. Animation needs a helping hand as the bar is set high for One punch man like always. No fight scenes. Feels like a buildup episode. S rank heroes are teaming up to face off against the monster organization. Slow pacing. Oh man this needs some hype building!

It's a slow build, mostly characters talking and planning, no real fights yet. But there’s tension quietly building as things start to line up. It’s forgivable since it’s just the start. Still pretty excited knowing bigger things are coming next. Hope so...

This episode is a FUNCTIONAL season opener. It sets up the Monster Association arc, reintroduces the characters, and gives us some classic OPM humor. But the animation is DISAPPOINTING for a six-year wait.

The storyboards and direction are average, particularly the scene of Garo walking in the monster hideout tunnel is so stiff. Ghe close-up drawings are decent, but the animation itself is mediocre mid.

Despite S1 being known as a visual spectacle, this first episode of S3 doesn't really do a good job at continuing in it's studio's predecessor's legacy. It's more like a slideshow fest than an anime, it's rough.

With the start of a new season and being picked up by a new studio, the anime starts off with a series of lackluster animations matched with bland and lifeless voice acting. The pacing is bad and does not match the contents in the manga.

animalystic_instinct

The opening episode is rubbish compared to the previous seasons. The animation is slideshow quality, the pacing is very slow, the whole episode contains almost only dialogs. It is very difficult to watch. A complete eye-sore to OPM fans and a waste of time.

I don't know why I'm still watching this show. The plot is everywhere, animation quality is pathetic, and the whole plot is just finding stupid ways to distract Saitama because he is OP.

A quiet but tense reopening that shifts the tone toward survival. Slow pacing and ominous scenes build pressure while hinting at a much larger conflict ahead.

a mellow start for the season. unlike the comical relief starts from the previous seasons, but still baldy is back to make everyone look MID.

One episode was enough. The anime turned a good manga into a disappointing adaptation.

Still images? No movement? Cut content making no sense! A strategy meeting that feels horrible. This is the worst experience.

EPISODE CONTEXT

As the Season 3 premiere, 'Strategy Meeting' bridges the gap from Season 2's conclusion and introduces the Monster Association threat that will drive the entire season forward. The episode functions as a launchpad, establishing stakes and character positioning before the conflict escalates. The next episode, 'Monster Traits,' shifts focus toward understanding the new adversaries teased here.

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EPISODE CONTEXT

As the Season 3 premiere, 'Strategy Meeting' bridges the gap from Season 2's conclusion and introduces the Monster Association threat that will drive the entire season forward. The episode functions as a launchpad, establishing stakes and character positioning before the conflict escalates. The next episode, 'Monster Traits,' shifts focus toward understanding the new adversaries teased here.

QUICK TAKES

I love that this episode starts right where we left off. While slow and lacking a lot of excitement, the dialogue is important to move the story along. I hope we get more Saitama in the next episode.

Strategy is important for the story, but lacks hype and execution in key areas.

Pretty mid episode. Animation needs a helping hand as the bar is set high for One punch man like always. No fight scenes. Feels like a buildup episode. S rank heroes are teaming up to face off against the monster organization. Slow pacing. Oh man this needs some hype building!

It's a slow build, mostly characters talking and planning, no real fights yet. But there’s tension quietly building as things start to line up. It’s forgivable since it’s just the start. Still pretty excited knowing bigger things are coming next. Hope so...

This episode is a FUNCTIONAL season opener. It sets up the Monster Association arc, reintroduces the characters, and gives us some classic OPM humor. But the animation is DISAPPOINTING for a six-year wait.

The storyboards and direction are average, particularly the scene of Garo walking in the monster hideout tunnel is so stiff. Ghe close-up drawings are decent, but the animation itself is mediocre mid.

Despite S1 being known as a visual spectacle, this first episode of S3 doesn't really do a good job at continuing in it's studio's predecessor's legacy. It's more like a slideshow fest than an anime, it's rough.

With the start of a new season and being picked up by a new studio, the anime starts off with a series of lackluster animations matched with bland and lifeless voice acting. The pacing is bad and does not match the contents in the manga.

animalystic_instinct

The opening episode is rubbish compared to the previous seasons. The animation is slideshow quality, the pacing is very slow, the whole episode contains almost only dialogs. It is very difficult to watch. A complete eye-sore to OPM fans and a waste of time.

I don't know why I'm still watching this show. The plot is everywhere, animation quality is pathetic, and the whole plot is just finding stupid ways to distract Saitama because he is OP.

A quiet but tense reopening that shifts the tone toward survival. Slow pacing and ominous scenes build pressure while hinting at a much larger conflict ahead.

a mellow start for the season. unlike the comical relief starts from the previous seasons, but still baldy is back to make everyone look MID.

One episode was enough. The anime turned a good manga into a disappointing adaptation.

Still images? No movement? Cut content making no sense! A strategy meeting that feels horrible. This is the worst experience.

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©ONE・村田雄介／集英社・ヒーロー協会本部

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All trademarks and copyrights remain the property of their owners. If you are a rights holder and have concerns about any content on this site, please contact us at legal@animeoshi.com